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Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by yeah879846 »

anta40 wrote: post #17

Whatever floats the boat. Even back to film/analog era, taking a photo is just the 1st step. Then apply some darkroom work (dodge/burn/use some filters to adjust the highlight/shadow etc etc). Image editing softwares like Photoshop simplify the process. I mostly shoot in black & white (both film and digital). Since once of my biggest inspirations is Ansel Adams, then no I don't adhere to "SOOC" (straight out of camer…

Couldn't have a more cliché reply. Now I know why the greatest artists hide from most others.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by tekne »

yeah879846 wrote: post #150
chromacity wrote: post #34

I don't want to dunk on people who are discovering the charms of retro tech, but as someone who started with film and spent a fair amount of time in the darkroom, I was delighted to discover the hassle-free simplicity and dependability of digital photography, so it is a bit mind-boggling that people want to go back to the old way of doing things for their everyday snaps. It reminds me of people buying vinyl, using VH…

Analog technology is infinitely complex, as is the real world. Digital is not. AS within as without. If you want to lack soul and wonder, why.

A human genome fits on a single hard drive -- think of all the ways you could fill it?

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by CarVac »

buildbot wrote: post #96
CarVac wrote: post #92

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I need to fix Phase One support in Filmulator. LibRaw has some additional processing steps required that I didn't manage to figure out last time I worked on it.

Lightroom doesn't even process IQ4 150 (RGB) files correctly either, there's in back calibration that is missing, resulting in a bunch of lower right corner amp glow(?). Capture One with the same back is fine/the back went to Japan to get repaired only a few months ago and has a brand new main controller board/calibration...

I've got iq180 and iq4 150mp working… it doesn't like iq3 100mp though.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by CarVac »

72deluxe wrote: post #143
CarVac wrote: post #22

I got tired of in depth fiddly editing and wrote Filmulator to minimize the decision-making and streamline editing. I rarely spend more than 20-30 seconds per image. You get a clean, basic look, no weird colors or overly creative "looks", but with adjustability and great highlight handling that JPEG doesn't get you. https://filmulator.org The current builds there are quite old but we've got new ones coming.

Thank you for this. I downloaded the program, but am I right in that it does some processing on the RAW files as it imports them so that they're effectively in a mostly "finished" state? At the moment I'm using SilkyPix for my Lumix photos and NX Studio for my Nikon photos, and then occasionally using RawTherapee and Darktable and also occasionally ART. I then sometimes attempt to use gmic on the finished JPEG or Sna…

Yeah, the default is alright with perhaps a little exposure adjustment.

Bump the drama and lower the white clipping point a little if you want a bit more local contrast.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by mcdeltat »

jpfromlondon wrote: post #145
mcdeltat wrote: post #121

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On the point of film, I agree, although I won't say it's necessarily a bad thing overall. Just a bit silly when people try to claim film is somehow "superior" or whatever. Film is absolutely a cultural experience for many people shooting it today. The main argument I have to confirm this is to consider that most people's photos are not good, to start with. (Talking about the average joe, not pro photographers.) So an…

there are films that are more resolving than even the best digital cameras, unfortunately limited to black and white.

Ah true. In niche cases one technology can be better than the other, sure. I was more talking about people who buy a disposable film camera and think they're Ansel Adams... (For the record, I think the same about people who buy old point and shoot digitals. Totally a fad now)

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by 72deluxe »

CarVac wrote: post #154
72deluxe wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for this. I downloaded the program, but am I right in that it does some processing on the RAW files as it imports them so that they're effectively in a mostly "finished" state? At the moment I'm using SilkyPix for my Lumix photos and NX Studio for my Nikon photos, and then occasionally using RawTherapee and Darktable and also occasionally ART. I then sometimes attempt to use gmic on the finished JPEG or Sna…

Yeah, the default is alright with perhaps a little exposure adjustment. Bump the drama and lower the white clipping point a little if you want a bit more local contrast.

Thank you for the info and program!

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by yeah879846 »

tekne wrote: post #152
yeah879846 wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Analog technology is infinitely complex, as is the real world. Digital is not. AS within as without. If you want to lack soul and wonder, why.

A human genome fits on a single hard drive -- think of all the ways you could fill it?

Irrelevant. Genetic code is a human interpreted construct. It lacks infinite complexity because it is a mirror that we can understand and use. Like a code for a computer. You are not looking far enough into the real world.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by rusticflare »

ramenos wrote: post #144

Thanks for your feedback on your post. I reach your thought for these 2 items: - Paying an unlimited annual subscription to an online service that does the same job as the one-time paid version you really own is madness. - With years going on an family growing, spending too much time on editing is not ideal. I have a Fuji as well and it's true that out of the box JPEG are quite great, but there is always this little…

Here’s the follow up https://jamesbaker.uk/my-fujifilm-x100vi-setup/

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by hootz »

qsera wrote: post #137
hootz wrote: post #76

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Have you tried putting your digital photos through a film simulation software such as Dehancer?

I think so, but the results does not appear same. Did you get a chance to read the post I shared in my comment. It explains why this could not give the same results.

Ah, that was a nice post. Thanks.

Re: I quit editing photos

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Post by jazzcomputer »

tartoran wrote: post #40
chromacity wrote: post #34

I don't want to dunk on people who are discovering the charms of retro tech, but as someone who started with film and spent a fair amount of time in the darkroom, I was delighted to discover the hassle-free simplicity and dependability of digital photography, so it is a bit mind-boggling that people want to go back to the old way of doing things for their everyday snaps. It reminds me of people buying vinyl, using VH…

> I think it's more about signaling some cultural identity than any objective benefits of the "retro" process. I think it could be that, or simply that people want to try a different experience. Digital photography started out as the easier, faster, and cheaper option, but the experience of using it and even the culture around photography itself has changed over time. Going back to the roots once in a while can feel…

I also took it that the benefit of being a good photographer and not using digital is that you take less photos and may end up more efficient as a result. I could be wrong but it's cumbersome when wedding photographers share up a 7GB folder of photos with previews that are 128 pix wide, within which there are runs of photos from the same angle in their dozens which require you to full screen load a 4000+ px wide image, to see which one has the best smile or whatever. It just feels like this is too much storage and admin to me.
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